New clean shipping fuel rules, but who polices the polluters?
Sweeping new fuel rules aiming to cut pollution belching from ships and save lives are now just a couple of weeks away but with no central policing agency and several countries still not signed up to them, compliance is a major concern.
Poland’s ruling nationalists signal they could weaken court reforms
Poland’s ruling nationalists signaled on Thursday they plan to water down legislation allowing for judges to be disciplined for questioning judicial reforms, in an apparent attempt to ease a dispute between Brussels and Warsaw over democratic standards…
Violent protests over citizenship law leave two dead in southern India
Two persons died of injuries suffered in violent protests against India’s new citizenship law in the southern Indian city of Mangaluru, hospital officials said on Thursday.
Ex-Islamic State fighters, women and children return to Bosnia from Syria
A group of 25 former Islamic State fighters, women and children, some of them orphaned, returned to Bosnia on Thursday, the prosecutor’s office and the security ministry said.
Canada judge dismisses assault charges against former Taliban hostage
An Ottawa judge on Thursday dismissed all 19 charges against former Taliban hostage Joshua Boyle, who was charged with sexual assault of his estranged wife, Caitlan Coleman.
Exclusive: U.S. probe of Saudi oil attack shows it came from north – report
The United States said new evidence and analysis of weapons debris recovered from an attack on Saudi oil facilities on Sept. 14 indicates the strike likely came from the north, reinforcing its earlier assessment that Iran was behind the offensive.
French government remains committed to end special pension regimes: PM
France’s Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Thursday the government remained fully committed to end special pension regimes after a meeting with unions over pension reform plans.
Pakistan court’s ‘hang him in streets’ rider to Musharraf death sentence sparks fury
The Pakistan government said on Thursday it was seeking to disbar the leader of a three-judge panel which ruled that the corpse of ex-military ruler Pervez Musharraf should hang for three days if the general dies before his execution.
Peru president vows tougher sanctions for labor accidents after McDonald’s deaths
Peru’s President Martin Vizcarra said he will seek to strengthen labor laws to take more “concrete action” against companies involved in workplace accidents after two teenaged employees died in a McDonald’s Corp franchise at the weekend.
Gunman attacks Russian security service HQ in Moscow, kills employee
A gunman opened fire on the headquarters of Russia’s FSB security service in central Moscow on Thursday evening in a rare shooting incident that the FSB said had left at least one of its employees dead.
